Information Governance
Balance Between Use & Security
The Evolution from Records Management to Information Governance in Law Firms
The legal information management landscape is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditionally, law firm Records and Information Management (RIM) focused on maintaining matter files, managing retention schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, and organizing physical and digital records. These efforts-while essential-often operated in silos, with responsibilities split among records departments, IT, risk, and legal teams.
TDS develops and manages Information Governance (IG) programs that balance the use and security of information. Our consultative approach develops structure, policies and procedures to build a compliant framework. We have our client’s best interest in mind with every recommendation.
Modern Information Governance in law firms enables:
- Defensible retention and disposition of both client and administrative records
- Effective legal hold implementation and tracking
- Streamlined e-discovery and litigation response
- Proactive privacy and breach notification compliance
- Readiness for client audits and regulatory inspections
- Improved collaboration and knowledge reuse
- Reduced operational and reputational risk
What does Information Governance mean to your organization?
It is dynamic – it has a specific meaning or definition for your organization. TDS looks at IG as a strategy that extends to all information in your workplace. We look beyond traditional RIM approaches. We understand your information is a high value asset.
How Do We Achieve This?
At TDS, we integrate Information Governance (IG) into the DNA of your organization – aligning people, processes, and technology to deliver measurable improvements in service, risk mitigation, and resource efficiencies.
- Improve Client Services: IG enables rapid, organized access to accurate, trustworthy information – empowering your teams to respond faster and more effectively. This fuels productivity, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across departments, resulting in faster, more consistent service delivery to both internal and external clients.
- Mitigate Risk: IG establishes defensible policies and robust data protection measures, ensuring compliance with legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements. This proactive approach reduces vulnerabilities, minimizes exposure to fines and litigation, and safeguards your organization’s reputation.
- Contain & Reduce Costs: IG streamlines storage and retention practices to lower real estate and storage costs, optimize staffing, and reduce expenses in discovery, litigation, insurance, and technology. By eliminating inefficiencies and avoiding regulatory penalties, IG transforms compliance into a driver of long-term financial savings.
